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HIS GRACE. 143 other when we had finished our meal and when she managed to give her chaperon the slip. At least when I say that she gave her chaperon the slip, I only mean that she did a thing which her chaperon had not courage or presence of mind enough to forbid, not that she stooped to any subterfuge. She an- nounced without the slightest hesitation that she was _ going round to the stables with the duke, who wanted to have a look at his horses; and, as Mr. Gascoigne presently saw fit to follow the couple, it fell to my lot to receive a second homily from Lady Deverell, with which, since it was in all essentials identical with that already reported, I need not weary the reader. I my- self was not a little wearied by it, and was more thana little rejoiced when at length Hurstbourne re-appeared to give me my marching orders. “We may as well ride home, Martyn,” saidhe. “The gray is all right again, and I’ll send for our traps in the course of the afternoon. All things considered, we may congratulate ourselves upon not having paid too long a price for a real good day’s sport.” “That is most flattering to us,” remarked Miss St. George, who had accompanied him into the room. “Tedious as you have naturally found us, you feel that a good run has compensated you for the nuisance of having had to submit to us for one evening. Luckily, we shan’t have the chance of putting your forbearance to the test a second time.” | “TI only wish there were a chance of your testing it every evening for the next six months!” responded Hurstbourne with fervor. | Whereupon Miss St. George laughed and observed that the forbearance of other people might be tried Gomicboo cS (elo) m